<p>With an approval rating of 79 percent in late August, up from around 70 percent after she took office, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has not just survived a year of diplomatic wrangling with US President Donald Trump and fighting cartel violence, she is thriving on it. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Ernesto Castaneda, Director of the Centre for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab at the American University in Washington, about the secret to her success.</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en<br />
